HeyJaredDi Rooted Journey
A Caribbean family’s journey toward a more sustainable life. Chronicling our life in rural Jamaica as we build a homestead from the ground up while nurturing our family’s holistic wellbeing, home education journey, and connection to land and community.
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The Alarming Reality of Humanity’s Nutritional Insecurity: Food, Nourishment & Survival (opens the original)
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In this Raw Rooted Reasoning, I’m diving into what nutritional insecurity actually means, and what I’ve been observing and experiencing around food, nourishment, survival, and access here in Jamaica. Looking beyond simply having enough food, I’m reasoning through the deeper realities of what it means to be truly nourished ~and what this reveals about the systems many of us are living within.If you appreciate this content and the documentation of our family’s rooted journey, you’re invited to par
Are 55% of Jamaicans Really Struggling with Food Security? (opens the original)
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If you appreciate this work of sharing documentation and insights from our family’s journey in Jamaica outside the formal societal rhythms & systems, and would like to be a virtual village supporter helping us with our tangible needs, I invite you to explore our current food security and farm funds on Kofi, through Linktree.There, you can leave a tip of appreciation or generosity to help us continue this work through our ability to continue caring for our family.<a href="https://linktr.ee/makeda
The School System vs Black Intergenerational Poverty (opens the original)
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Thank you for taking the time and energy to tune in to my reasonings.To support this work, I invite you to engage meaningfully, whether through a share, comment, or like.Leave a commentShareA
Conscious Parenting Outside the System (opens the original)
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Thank you for your time and energy invested in tuning in.Please engage and share, as you are organically guided, to support the circulation of these works here on Di Rooted Journey.To support our family’s work, through a donation or tip, you may contribute to either our Farm Fund or Food Security Fund on Ko-fi.Click here to visit our Linktree and find each link.<div class="captioned-image-container"
The Black Family's Fight For Food & Nutritional Security in Jamaica (opens the original)
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I remember staying by my grandparents, as a child, in St. Thomas, Jamaica. I remember admiring the mangoes growing on the many trees surrounding us, and other delicious fruits ~ otaheite apples, guineps, even pomegranates. I remember the hope it put in me of food to come. Back then, I didn't know the term food & nutritional security.I remember my late grandfather sitting on the floor by the doorway shelling gungo peas. I remember him showing me the coco plants he planted and how he dug up and ha
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